SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) Thousands connected with teenagers leapt towards frozen estuaries and rivers and lakes all around far eastern Europe about Sunday to be able to get access to crucifixes placed through priests around ceremonies commemorating that baptism with Jesus Christ.
By tradition, a new fire wood cross is usually hired in the water which is considered this the person whom retrieves it's going to be separated from evil spirits.
In the particular central Bulgarian town with Kalofer, 350 men within classic apparel waded straight into the frigid Tundzha River with country's flags. Led through that town's mayor as well as motivated by just a folk orchestra along with do-it-yourself plum brandy, they danced in addition to stomped with that rocky riverbed.
In the Romanian Black Sea dock with Constanta, a few 3,000 Orthodox believers ended up to observe priests hurl three last longer than to the frozen sea. Dozens quite a few putting on scuba dving matches dived in the waters to help retrieve the particular crosses.
"We folks are therefore such as the sea," reported Romanian Orthodox Archbishop Teodosie Tomitanul. "We expectation that, for the reason that seaside has been relax so far this year, our souls shall be just like calm."
Some Orthodox Christian churches, as well as those people throughout Russia, Egypt, Syria and also Lebanon, abide by a new calendar, as well as Sunday had been Christmas Eve , along with Epiphany on Jan. 19.
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